Solid immersion facilitates fluorescence microscopy with nanometer resolution and sub-Ångström emitter localization

Exploring the maximum spatial resolution achievable in far-field optical imaging, we show that applying solid immersion lenses (SIL) in stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy addresses single spins with a resolution down to 2.4 ± 0.3 nm and with a localization precision of 0.09 nm.

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Hauptverfasser: Wildanger, Dominik (VerfasserIn) , Hell, Stefan (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: November 20, 2012
In: Advanced materials
Year: 2012, Jahrgang: 24, Heft: 44, Pages: OP309-OP313
ISSN:1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.201203033
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201203033
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201203033
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Verfasserangaben:Dominik Wildanger, Brian R. Patton, Heiko Schill, Luca Marseglia, J.P. Hadden, Sebastian Knauer, Andreas Schönle, John G. Rarity, Jeremy L. O'Brien, Stefan W. Hell, and Jason M. Smith
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Zusammenfassung:Exploring the maximum spatial resolution achievable in far-field optical imaging, we show that applying solid immersion lenses (SIL) in stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy addresses single spins with a resolution down to 2.4 ± 0.3 nm and with a localization precision of 0.09 nm.
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ISSN:1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.201203033